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Mbashe aloe

Aloe reynoldsii

Also called Yellow Spineless Aloe

Mbashe aloe
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0

Mbashe aloe is a stemless or short-stemmed succulent with bluish-green, waxy, toothed leaves in a rosette and yellow flowers in late winter to spring. It is native to cliffs in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is listed as vulnerable, so grow it in well-drained, gritty soil and avoid overwatering.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and less in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Aloe reynoldsii is a species of plant in the Asphodelaceae family.

Where it grows

This species is endemic to South Africa. Here it is found naturally in the far east of the Eastern Cape Province, where it occurs on cliffs near the mouth of the Bashee River, in areas with a high humidity factor. It is listed as a vulnerable species.

Other Aloe plants

Aloe aaata · Aloe aageodonta · Aloe abyssicola · Tent Cent Aloe · Spotted Aloe · African Aloe · White Grass Aloe · Aloe albiflora · Aldabra Aloe · Aloe ambigens · Aloe andongensis · Wylliespoort Aloe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloe reynoldsii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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